Esther's photos with the keyword: palm

Samburu/Buffalo Springs National Reserve Kenya AIMG 8230

Sunday Challenge: Favorite photos of 2023. AIMG 3430

St. Petersburg, Florida AIMG 7839

Tel Aviv, Israel AIMG 4162

I don't know what type of bird this is. Anyone know? LIMG 1273-1

"The hat known today as the Panama hat was produced in Ecuador as early as the seventeenth century. Straw hats woven in Ecuador, like many other 19th and early 20th century South American goods, were shipped first to the Isthmus of Panama before sailing for their destinations in Asia, the rest of the Americas and Europe, subsequently acquiring a name that reflected their point of international sale, 'Panama hats', rather than their place of domestic origin" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_hat After bleaching, the hats are left to dry inside out. They are then heated on a press to obtain their final shape. Homero Ortega Panama Hats, Cuenca, Ecuador AIMG 0405

"The hat known today as the Panama hat was produced in Ecuador as early as the seventeenth century. Straw hats woven in Ecuador, like many other 19th and early 20th century South American goods, were shipped first to the Isthmus of Panama before sailing for their destinations in Asia, the rest of the Americas and Europe, subsequently acquiring a name that reflected their point of international sale, 'Panama hats', rather than their place of domestic origin" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_hat After bleaching, the hats are left to dry inside out. They are then heated on a press to obtain their final shape. Homero Ortega Panama Hats, Cuenca, Ecuador AIMG 0404

"The hat known today as the Panama hat was produced in Ecuador as early as the seventeenth century. Straw hats woven in Ecuador, like many other 19th and early 20th century South American goods, were shipped first to the Isthmus of Panama before sailing for their destinations in Asia, the rest of the Americas and Europe, subsequently acquiring a name that reflected their point of international sale, 'Panama hats', rather than their place of domestic origin" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_hat Homero Ortega Panama Hats, Cuenca, Ecuador AIMG 0400

"The hat known today as the Panama hat was produced in Ecuador as early as the seventeenth century. Straw hats woven in Ecuador, like many other 19th and early 20th century South American goods, were shipped first to the Isthmus of Panama before sailing for their destinations in Asia, the rest of the Americas and Europe, subsequently acquiring a name that reflected their point of international sale, 'Panama hats', rather than their place of domestic origin" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_hat Homero Ortega Panama Hats, Cuenca, Ecuador AIMG 0399

"The hat known today as the Panama hat was produced in Ecuador as early as the seventeenth century. Straw hats woven in Ecuador, like many other 19th and early 20th century South American goods, were shipped first to the Isthmus of Panama before sailing for their destinations in Asia, the rest of the Americas and Europe, subsequently acquiring a name that reflected their point of international sale, 'Panama hats', rather than their place of domestic origin" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_hat After bleaching, the hats are left to dry inside out. They are then heated on a press to obtain their final shape. Homero Ortega Panama Hats, Cuenca, Ecuador AIMG 0406

In off-season, the beaches are empty in Curaçao AIMG 9278

Sunset on a Curacao Beach. The silhoutte of the trees stands out against the tropical sky.

The water of the inland waterways in Tortuguero, Costa Rica is black from all of the tanins in the water and results in wonderful reflections. AIMG_0978

Sunset at the Buena Vista Lodge in the Province of Guanacaste, on the slopes of the Rincón de la Vieja volcano in Costa Rica AIMG_0167

View from a dry spot at the Sarapiqui Rainforest Lodge. ODT: Wet AxMG_1919

The lower canopy of a rainforest near Mt. Arenal in Costa Rica as seen from the ground. AxMG_2168

Bromeliads cover a coconut palm tree at the Sarapiqui Rainforest Lodge. Epiphytic species, such as those int he photograph can be found growing on other plants or anything in which their roots can get a foothold to hang on. Their ability to obtainnutrition and moisture from the atmosphere has earned these species of bromeliads the name, "Air Plants". The leaves are in a spiral arrangement known as a "rosette." The baseof the leaves in the rosette overlaps to form a water reservoir. This reservoir collects leaf detris and insects which nourish the plant. AxMG_1720

Certain types of palm trees have protective sharp thorns. AxMG_1741